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  Jonathan Foxx

  8 Feb 2012 | 9:09 pm

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• Prop 8: Perry v. Brown: Opinion Regarding the Constitutionality of Proposition 8

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  Adrian Lurssen

  7 Feb 2012 | 10:09 am

  Case Name: Prop 8: Perry v. Brown Document Name: Opinion Regarding the Constitutionality of Proposition 8 Post Date: 02/07/2012 Filing Date: 02/07/2012 Document Summary: Copy of the 9th circuit appeals court decision ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.Quote: ""Although the constitution permits communities to enact most laws they believe to be desirable, it requires that there be at least a legitimate reason for the passage of a law that treats different classes of people differently. There was no such reason that Proposition 8 could have been enacted…" Contributor:…

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• HHS Says Medicare Advantage Premiums Down, Program Stronger Than Ever

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• The Fallout from the Latest NLRB Salvo on Social Media

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• Right Here, Right Now: Indiana Passes Right-to-Work Legislation

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  JD Supra Hot Docs - Newsworthy Legal Filings From the Source

• Prop 8: Perry v. Brown: Opinion Regarding the Constitutionality of Proposition 8

  Adrian Lurssen

  7 Feb 2012 | 10:09 am

  Case Name: Prop 8: Perry v. Brown Document Name: Opinion Regarding the Constitutionality of Proposition 8 Post Date: 02/07/2012 Filing Date: 02/07/2012 Document Summary: Copy of the 9th circuit appeals court decision ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.Quote: ""Although the constitution permits communities to enact most laws they believe to be desirable, it requires that there be at least a legitimate reason for the passage of a law that treats different classes of people differently. There was no such reason that Proposition 8 could have been enacted…" Contributor:…

• Lee v Drake - Cash Money Records, Inc.: Complaint for Music Publishing Royalty Accounting

  Tamera Bennett

  6 Feb 2012 | 8:37 pm

  Case Name: Lee v Drake - Cash Money Records, Inc. Document Name: Complaint for Music Publishing Royalty Accounting Post Date: 02/06/2012 Filing Date: 02/02/2012 Document Summary: Grammy nominee Drake has been sued by an ex-girlfriend who claims she co-wrote the hit song "Marvin's Room" and is entitled to part ownership in the copyright in the song; copyright in the sound recording; and payment of songwriter royalties. The first 30 seconds of the song is a recording of a phone conversation with the ex-girlfriend and plaintiff, Erika Lee. Lee asserts that she and Drake had every…

• Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.: Brief of Amicus Curiae The CATO institute In Support Of Respondents

  Cato Institute

  6 Feb 2012 | 10:51 am

  Case Name: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. Document Name: Brief of Amicus Curiae The CATO institute In Support Of Respondents Post Date: 02/06/2012 Filing Date: 02/03/2012 Document Summary: One of our oldest laws, the Alien Tort Statute (1789), grants federal courts jurisdiction over lawsuits brought by aliens for actions “in violation of the law of nations.” Courts have differed in their method of interpreting this “law of nations”—an old way of saying “international law”—and thus in their decisions on what…

• Guggenheim Capital v. Toumei: Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion for an Appeal Bond and Awarding Reduced Attorneys' Fees

  Ronald Coleman

  4 Feb 2012 | 8:16 pm

  Case Name: Guggenheim Capital v. Toumei Document Name: Order Denying Plaintiff's Motion for an Appeal Bond and Awarding Reduced Attorneys' Fees Post Date: 02/04/2012 Filing Date: 01/31/2012 Document Summary: Order on motions by plaintiffs seeking requirement of $100,000 appeal brief and nearly $700,000 in attorneys' fees and costs in Lanham Act statutory damages case where both final judgment and order awarding attorneys' fees were entered on default.We entered an appearance on behalf of certain defendants following the entry of final judgment for purposes of post-trial…

• Landlord bears cost of latent structural defect not cause by tenant alteration unless expressly provides otherwise.: Strict ruling on Landlord responsibility for latent structural defects not cause by tenant alteration

  Reuben Ortenberg

  3 Feb 2012 | 7:47 am

  Case Name: Landlord bears cost of latent structural defect not cause by tenant alteration unless expressly provides otherwise. Document Name: Strict ruling on Landlord responsibility for latent structural defects not cause by tenant alteration Post Date: 02/03/2012 Filing Date: 02/02/2012 Document Summary: Landlord and tenant entered into a lease of commercial space. Tenant took space “as is” and intended to do alteration work to suit its needs. The lease provided that the landlord would not be required to perform any work to ready the space for the tenant, and that landlord would provide…

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• Help! The bank has frozen my account! (UK)

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• When Is It Okay To Use GPS Trackers?

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• US Government Indicts Wegelin for Tax Fraud

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• New powers for NZ Customs in war on counterfeit products

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• Adair v. Carter (Fed. Cir. 2011)

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  8 Feb 2012 | 3:39 pm

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• 2011 Media Year in Review

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  8 Feb 2012 | 1:57 pm

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• The Latest on the New gTLD Launch: “Reveal Day” Set For May 1st

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• Top Five Reasons You Need to Register Your Trademarks

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• The Fallout from the Latest NLRB Salvo on Social Media

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• Right Here, Right Now: Indiana Passes Right-to-Work Legislation

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• CHRO Posts Public Hearing Schedule; Cases Moving Forward

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  8 Feb 2012 | 4:53 pm

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• DOL Releases Proposed Rule Expanding Leave Entitlement for Military Caregivers and Flight Crew Members

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  8 Feb 2012 | 4:43 pm

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• Interviewing The Pawn Stars Way

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• Fannie and Freddie: New Appraisal Portal - Deadline Approaches

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• SEC Grants Additional Registration Relief to Certain Special Purpose Vehicles Created by Registered Advisers

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• Supreme Court of India’s Vodafone Judgment: Implications for International Investors

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• IP Rights under the FCPA

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  9 Feb 2012 | 4:02 am

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• SEC Grants Additional Registration Relief to Certain Special Purpose Vehicles Created by Registered Advisers

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• Supreme Court of India’s Vodafone Judgment: Implications for International Investors

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• MSRB Cautions Underwriters Against Providing Bondholder Consents -- Client Alert February 2012

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  8 Feb 2012 | 2:15 pm

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• Regulatory Watch List for 2012: The Shifting Landscape for Hedge Funds and Other Private Funds

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  8 Feb 2012 | 2:03 pm

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• NOAA Lists Atlantic Sturgeon Under Endangered Species Act

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  8 Feb 2012 | 5:55 am

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• Regulations: Inhibiting Progress or Spawning Innovation?

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  8 Feb 2012 | 4:54 am

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• Does Energy Efficient Technology Make Buildings More Energy Efficient? The Answer May Not Be So Obvious

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  8 Feb 2012 | 4:39 am

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• Costa Concordia – Lessons Learned and Path Forward

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  8 Feb 2012 | 12:54 am

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• Offshore Wind Energy Development in Mid-Atlantic Moving Forward

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  7 Feb 2012 | 11:58 pm

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• Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 8, 2012

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• Responding to Comprehensive Financial Fraud Enforcement Efforts

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  8 Feb 2012 | 11:51 am

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• The Challenge of Young Employees and Technology

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  3 Feb 2012 | 2:14 pm

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• SEC Reaffirms Position with Respect to RIA Registration for Special Purpose Vehicles

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  3 Feb 2012 | 12:47 pm

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• Let's Be Reasonable: Recent Federal Circuit Actions Follow Trend Toward E-Discovery Reform

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  2 Feb 2012 | 12:15 pm

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• Supreme Court of India’s Vodafone Judgment: Implications for International Investors

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  8 Feb 2012 | 4:50 pm

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• Regulations on Medical Device Excise Tax Proposed; Opportunities for Comment

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  8 Feb 2012 | 3:36 pm

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• US Government Indicts Wegelin for Tax Fraud

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  8 Feb 2012 | 2:11 pm

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• IRS Issues Additional Guidance under the Affordable Care Act on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Group Health Insurance Coverage

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  8 Feb 2012 | 2:09 pm

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• Regulatory Watch List for 2012: The Shifting Landscape for Hedge Funds and Other Private Funds

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  8 Feb 2012 | 2:03 pm

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• Fannie and Freddie: New Appraisal Portal - Deadline Approaches

  Jonathan Foxx

  9 Feb 2012 | 5:09 am

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• InfoBytes Special Alert - February 8, 2012

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• Ninth Circuit Issues a Bankruptcy Opinion Favorable to Lenders to SPEs

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  8 Feb 2012 | 11:15 am

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• Multi-State Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Will Be Signed by 40+ States Per Iowa AG Tom Miller

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  8 Feb 2012 | 7:57 am

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• Delaying the Inevitable: The Effect of Foreclosure Moratoriums, Mediations and Other Programs

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  7 Feb 2012 | 3:50 pm

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